Planning and Development (State Planning Policies) Regulations 2024

If a proposed standard amendment is submitted to the Minister under regulation 13(1)(b) or (2), or subregulation (4)(b)(iii) or (5)(c) of this regulation, the Minister may —

approve the proposed amendment; or

require the Commission to modify the proposed amendment; or

decide not to approve the proposed amendment.

The Minister must give the Commission written notice of a decision under subregulation (1).

If the Minister requires a proposed standard amendment to be modified under subregulation (1)(b), the notice —

must describe the modification required; and

in the case of a proposed standard amendment that is not an administrative amendment — may include a requirement that the Commission advertise the modified proposed amendment in the manner specified in the notice.

If given a notice referred to in subregulation (3), the Commission must —

modify the proposed standard amendment as required; and

do whichever of the following is applicable —

if required to do so under the notice — advertise the modified proposed standard amendment in the manner required;

in the case of a proposed standard amendment that is not an administrative amendment, if subparagraph (i) does not apply but the Commission considers that the modified proposed amendment should be advertised — advertise the modified proposed amendment in a manner that the Commission considers appropriate;

if subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply — submit the modified proposed standard amendment to the Minister.

If the modified proposed standard amendment is advertised by the Commission under subregulation (4)(b)(i) or (ii), the Commission must —

consider any public submissions made on the modified proposed amendment; and

make the further modifications, if any, it considers appropriate to make to the modified proposed amendment, including as a result of those submissions; and

submit the modified proposed amendment to the Minister.